Dispensing receptacle



Dec. 30, 1924.

w. D. FISCHER DISPENSING RECEPTACLE Filed Jan. 14, 1924 Patented Dec, 30, 1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WALTER DAN FISCHER, OF MARLIN, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR, OF ONE-HALF TO RUDOLPH A. BOHN, 0F IVIARLIN, TEXAS.

DISPENSING RECEPTACLE.

Application filed January 14, 1924. Serial No. 686,189.

To all whom it may. concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER D; FISCHER, a citizen. of the United States of America, residing at Marlin, in the county of Falls, State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dispensing Receptacles; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description of the invention, such as Wlll enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in dispensing receptacles, having for an object to provide a novel form of combined match box and safe, whereby the matches may be effectually packaged at their place of manufacture or marketing and when purchased and desired to be used by persons, the receptacle maybe readily converted into a convenient form of match safe or dispensing receptacle.

' It is likewise an object of the invention to provide a device of the character mentioned which will correspond to the now universally adopted paste or cardboard match box, thus permitting its use by a manufacturer without necessity of change or modification to his packaging machinery or other equipment.

Other objects will be in part obvious and in part pointed out hereinafter.

In order that the invention and its mode of use may be readily understood by persons skilled in the art, I have in the accompanying illustrative drawings, and in the detailed following description based thereon, set out one possible embodiment of the same.

In these drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved match box showing the dispensing door or flap thereof in open position in clotted lines; I

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the improved receptacle;

Figure 3 is a vertical transverse fragmen tary section through the receptacle; and,

Figure 4 is a vertical longitudinal fragmentary section taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 2 looking in the direction in which the arrows point.

Having more particular reference to the drawings, in connection with which like characters of reference will designate corresponding parts throughout, the receptacle may be stated to comprise the ordinary slidably interengageable sections 1 and 2, the section 1 constituting the receptacle proper, whereas the section 2 is a form of housing which. snugly and slidably receives the section 1 therein and isadapted to normally receive the same when the receptacle is in its closed position. Such construct-ions are quite common in the art at the present time.

The receptacle comprising the sections 1 and 2, as will be understood, may be formed of various materials and at the present time, paste or cardboard is commonly used in its production.

A door or flap, substantially rectangular in shape, is cut from one wall of the housing section 2 and is indicated by the numeral 3, said wall of the housing section being cut transversely of the lower portion thereof, as is clearly indicated in the Figure 1. ings or arms are provided thedoor or flap 3 and the same are cut from the lower portions of theopposite side of the housing section 2, as indicated by the numeral 4, the extremities of such arms being formed with upturned or hooked portions 5. Thus, guide portions are provided for the door or flap 3 so that when the same is swung to its outward or open position, as indicated in the dotted lines in Figure 1 and in full lines in FignresQ and 3, the matches contained within the receptacle section 1 will fall directly into the compartment so formed, it being understood in this connection, that the open side of the section 1 corresponds in arrangement with the placing of the door or flap 3.

By reason of the hooked or upturned extremities 5 upon the arms 4, it will be understood that when the door or flap 3 is swung outwardly away from the wall of the housing section 2 from which it is cut, said arms 4 are flexed inwardly so that the hooked extremities 5 are arranged adjacent the inner faces of the opposite sides of the housing section 1 and hence, will engage with the adjacent upper portion of the wall of said housing section 2 from which the door or flap 3 is cut in the manner shown in the Figures 2 and 3. Thus, the outward swingin movement of the door will be limited and furthermore, a convenient form of pocket from which the matches dropping thereinto from the section 1 of the receptacle may be removed.

in their closed positions or adjacent the or the same may be otherwise weakened, in,v

front and side walls of the housing section :2, strips or thin paper or other material such as indicated by the numeral 6 may be and preferably are pasted or otherwise secured over the jointure between said door and arms and the adjacent portions of the housing section. 'Thus, by rupturing the paper, the door or fiap may be then readily swung to its open or dispensing position.

If. desired, instead of cutting the door and arms from the front wall and opposite sides of the housing section, 2, scoring may be made upon these portmns of the housing order that the door and arm portions may be readlly dis oined from the housing section when it is desired to convert the match box into a dispensing receptacle.

Also, I have found it desirable and practicable to provide the rearward wall of the several receptacles 1 and 2 with means which will permit of hanging or attaching of the matchbox to a suitable support during usage thereof. This particular means, may, of course, be varied, such as conditions or preference may dictate, but in actual use of the device, I have found it practical to. slit a portion of the rearward wall thereof intermediately of the opposite sides of the box and in proximity to the upper ends thereof, it then being possible to engage the head of a nail or similar supporting device in the slit and thus support the box. As stated, however, such means .may be varied, and if desired, a ring or similar device'may be attached to the rearward wall of the box or other portion thereof and engaged over a nail or other suitable supporting object.

Manifestly, the construction shown is.

capable of considerable modification and such modification as is within the scope of my claims, I consider within the spirit of myinvention.

I claim:

1. A match receptacle having a portion if of the front wall thereof formed to be disjoined from the same at times, and arms .2. A match' rec'eptacle having a portion of the front wall thereof cut transversely of itself and arms out from the opposite sides of the receptacle having hooked-extremities adapted to be flexed inwardly and engaged with portions of the front wall of the receptacle upon outward swinging of said cut away portion.

3. A match receptacle having portion of the front wall thereof cut trans versely of itself, and the lower portions of the opposite sides thereof cut to form right angularly disposed arms, the free'extremities of such arms being hooked, said arms being adapted to be flexed inwardly and to engage a portion of the front wall of the receptacle upon outward swinging of the the lower 7 cut away portion, and means for temporarily securingsaid cut away portion and arms to the adjacent portions of the receptacle. V

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand. i

WALTER DAN FISCHER. 

